Article Photos: Afro-Cuban priests prescribe Santeria for Chavez



  Cuban Babalawo Priest Pedro Lopez reads the "Letter of the Year," the annual New Year's forecast by Santeria priests, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Top Afro-Cuban priests are recommending that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seek their help in his battle with cancer. Chavez is recovering from surgery last month in Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuban Babalawo Priest Pedro Lopez reads the "Letter of the Year," the annual New Year's forecast by Santeria priests, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Top Afro-Cuban priests are recommending that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seek their help in his battle with cancer. Chavez is recovering from surgery last month in Cuba. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)